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Persian .Baluchistan. —No action was taken against Dost Mohamed of Bam-
pur during the year although it had been expected that a military expedition
would be sent agains. him in the autumn. The embarrassments of the Persian
Oovernment in other parts of the country prevented this intention from materia
lizing. Dost Mohamed was appointed Governor of Persian Baluchistan under
the Governor-General of Kerman; but according to His Excellency Nizam-ud-
Dauleh he will only retain his position until the Persian Government is free to
subdue him. Meanwhile he has not paid a Kran of revenue though he continue^
to send abundant promises to pay. The intentions of the Persian Government in
regard to Dost Mohamed appear however to be extremely nebulous. 'The Officer
Commanding, Kerman, talks airily of an expedition 2,000 strong in the autumn
of 1925. But it seems certain that he has no definite instructions from Tehran
on the subject.
CHAPTEE VI.
ADMINISTEATION REPORT OF THE MEKRAN COAST FOR THE YEAR
1924.
Personal.—Mr. E. E. Gunter, O.B.E., was in Political charge of the Mekran
Coast througKout the year.
Gun-runnino. —25 Magazine rifles and 23 other rifles of which 6 were
Sniders and some ammunition (number of rounds not known) were landed on
the coast of Persian Baluchistan during the year.
Persian Baluchistan. —Mir Dost Mohamed Khan was appointed Governor
of Persian Baluchistan with the title of Assad-ed-Dowleh by the Persian
Government. He invited _ all the chiefs of Persian Baluchistan to
Bampur to settle the collection of taxes. Some of the chiefs obeyed his orders.
Dost Mohamed then went to Gaih to meet those who had not gone to Bampur..
A fight occurred between him and Mir Rustam Khan of Champ in which the
latter was defeated. Dost Mohamed Khan recovered and returned to the owner
who was a British Indian subject goods looted by the above chief. He sent
his Munshi to Charbar with a letter to the Director in which he declared his
friendship to the British Government. His agents appear to have made a
vigorous effort to collect taxes in the Bahu district ; it was reported that a
majority of the inhabitants of that district fled to avoid paying the taxes.
The peace of the Dashtyari district was disturbed by a quarrel (in the absence
of Mahmud Khan on a pilgrimage to Mecca) between Din Mohamed and the sons
of Mahmud Khan. In a fight which ensued Wali Mohamed a son of Mahmud
Khan was shot dead by his own followers by accident. Din Mohamed has become
more powerful and has expelled Mahmud Khan's Wali from Charbar declaring
the village to belong to him alone. It was reported that the whole territory of
Mahmud Khan was looted by Din Mohamed's men during the quarrel. Mir
Mahmud Khan on return from Mecca, left for Bampur to see Mir Dost Mohamed
and to ask him to settle differences between him and Din Mohamed.
In March one Seyed Alim Shah from Afghanistan left Jask for Bombay
en route to Mecca. During his journey through Persian Baluchistan he is said
to have circulated papers inciting the people to take arms against the British
Government on behalf of Khalifa on a declaration of war. The information was
communicated to the Police at Karachi and he was not allowed to proceed to his
destination.
In March a Persian officer and 30 men arrived at Jask. Some of them
were despatched to old Jask as a. Customs patrol.
Claims. —No old craims of British Indian traders against the chiefs and
the people of the Persian Baluchistan were settled during the year.
Foreign subjects.^-Xo subjects of any foreign European power resided at
any port on the Mekran Coast during the year.
Telegraph lines. —The lines between Charbar and Jask were interrupted
during the year by wilful d^Hge ^s follows ^
Hours,
February f , ., ,. 17
March .. .. .. ,, ,. 53
June ., , f .. ., ,. 101
July ., ,. ,,23
August ., .. .. .. .. 24
September .. .. .. .. 118
November .. .. .. .. 27
In the Karwan district the chief of which is Mir Nagcii Khan, the total period
of interruption was 186 hours. The interruptions were chiefly caused by the